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We are Scott and Maureen Proctor, and today's lesson is on Matthew, chapters 10 through 12,

Mark chapter 2, Luke 7 and 11, and the title is These Twelve Jesus Sent Forth.

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The Lord Jesus Christ builds his Church on the foundation of Apostles and

prophets who bear special witness of Him to all the world and hold keys for the administration of his work here.

Jesus who is the living head of this church calls 12 apostles now just as he did anxiously. These are the 12 Jesus called in his time.

They are Simon, who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew. James and John, the sons of Zebedee. Peter James and John made up the first

presidency of the church and they had special roles. They came with the Savior when he raised

the daughter of Diaries from the dead. They were on the man of transfiguration with the Savior, and not far from Jesus in the Garden of Ghesemai.

Philip was a disciple of John the Baptist, and was also from the same fishing village as Peter and Andrew which is called Betsida.

Bartholomew, who we think is probably Nathaniel, was the man sitting under a fig tree whom the Savior saw

and called a man without guile.

Thomas, who we sometimes erroneously call the doubting Thomas, Matthew, who was a publican or tax collector, you remember

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